1. بِنتُ نَصارى نَزَلَت مِن ذُرى

    عالٍ إِلى قَبرٍ وَناووسِ

    A daughter of Christians descended from the heights

    Of a lofty place to a grave and a sarcophagus,

  2. في حُلَلٍ غُبرٍ وَكَم أَشبَهَت

    ثِيابُها حُلَّةَ طاووسِ

    In dust-colored robes—and how often had

    Her clothes resembled a peacock's plumage!